International Trade Reporter: Current Reports Index-Summary

WHEAT

See generally GRAIN TRADE

WIPO

See WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)

WOOD

– Classification, CBP properly classified certain lumber from Canada (Fed. Cir.), 427
– Endangered species, Chinese furniture company pleads guilty to smuggling baby cribs made of internationally protected ramin (D.N.J.), 621
– Fair trade in legally harvested forest products, U.S. and Indonesia convene first Asia-Pacific Regional Dialogue, 1206
– Lacey Act amendments, APHIS withdraws draft implementation schedule for regulatory review, 149; APHIS publishes revised implementation requirements for reporting, 182; CBP delays enforcement of plant import declarations for one month, 447; APHIS starts pilot program for certain shipments, 639; interest group coalition urges clarification of declaration requirement, 991; business-environmental coalition urges more funding for APHIS, 1196
– Laminated flooring panels properly classified as builder's joinery (Fed. Cir.), 1371
– Softwood lumber

– – Brazil, DOC releases report on subsidies, 22
– – Canada

– – – Compliance monitoring faces multiple challenges, GAO report says, 887
– – – Quotas, tribunal decides on remedy in arbitration over agreement violations, 331; arbitration tribunal finds failure to cure breach of bilateral agreement with U.S., 1325
– – – Section 301 investigation, USTR seeks comments, 520
– – – Subsidies, DOC releases report, 22; public comment sought, In Brief, 652
– – – U.S. coalition objects to low prices for products from British Columbia, 21; U.S. imposes 10 percent duties on products from 4 provinces, 470; USTR public arbitration hearing, In Brief, 681

– – Chile, DOC releases report on subsidies, 22
– – Germany, DOC releases report on subsidies, 22

– Unprocessed timber, Russia delays enacting high export tariffs, 1427

WORLD BANK

– Aid for Trade Initiative helping developing countries improve infrastructure, report says, 914
– Brazil, IFC syndication deal to boost credit for trade finance, In Brief, 259
– China, advisor warns against adoption of protectionist policies against exports, 287
– Global GDP to contract 1.7 percent this year, report forecasts, 443; economic forecasting team point to signs of crisis bottoming out, 667
– Trade Facilitation Facility to help poor countries by reducing costs and implementing practical measures, 508

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO)

– Budget, members approve revised allocations for 2008-2009, 43; members approve 2010-2011 spending, 1355
– Deputy posts, members approve new lineup under Gurry, 845

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)

– Accession

– – Developing countries call for greater voice in negotiations for acceding nations, 1416
– – Membership applications

See specific countries

– Appointments and personnel changes

– – Appellate Body, selection committee begins interviewing candidates for 2 vacancies, 537; WTO panel nominates candidates from Mexico and Belgium, 699
– – Director-general, Lamy secures second 4-year term after no challengers for leadership position emerge, 38; confirmation on hold as members seek answers to questions about WTO objectives, 207; General Council chair schedules meeting to confirm Lamy's 2nd term, 445; Lamy asks 4 top staff members to stay on during 2nd term of office, 736
– – Doha Round agriculture chair, 2 candidates in running to succeed Falconer, 446
– – General Council, members agree on slate of chairpersons, 211

– Coherent world trade regime necessary, USTR says, 73
– Commitments and obligations

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– COOL program, Mexico and Nicaragua ask to join Canadian request for consultations, 22; USTR request for comments, 244; Canada to proceed with WTO complaint, 566; Canada seeks further WTO consultations, 650; Canada and Mexico request establishment of WTO dispute panel, 1398
– Dispute resolution

– – NGOs should have say in disputes involving labor and environmental issues, Sarkozy says, 809
– – Panels

See specific subject headings

– – Small economies do not get fair shake in system, attorney says, 446
– – U.S. will not hesitate to file additional cases against China if necessary, senior Treasury Dep't official says, 1251

– Doha Round of negotiations

See DOHA ROUND

– Geneva ministerial, key members set target date for low-key meeting, 602; meeting date and theme set, 699; members endorse agenda and organizational matters, 1457
– Global economic crisis provoking little protectionist reaction so far, report finds, 143
– Ministerial meetings, U.S. believes earlier meeting unwise, Kirk tells foreign officials, 444
– Protectionism, Lamy urges members to remain “vigilant” during early stages of global economic crisis, 205; Lamy deplores tendency toward increased protectionism, 442; WTO members give mixed reaction to latest report from Lamy, 505; Lamy says number of protectionist measures still growing, 908; U.S. rejects Lamy's warning, 971
– Reform of Appellate Body, U.S. seeks changes to improve professionalism, 93
– Regional trade agreements (RTAs), new online information database launched, 93
– Review process, U.S. and other key members call for systemic improvements, 1415; public interest groups launch campaign to change U.S. interaction with WTO, 1416
– Technical assistance, U.S. to contribute nearly $1M for trade-related help, 1026
– Zeroing methodology, direction of ongoing negotiations unacceptable, United Steelworkers president says, 12; WTO compliance panel releases mixed ruling on EU claim, 26